Re: Python 3.4

[Brian May <brian@microcomaustralia.com.au>]

On 16 August 2014 17:36, Thomas Goirand <zigo@debian.org> wrote:

On 08/16/2014 09:07 AM, Brian May wrote:

> Note that there is a huge number of Python packages in Debian. It is
> very possible that your favourite packages aren't available as Python3
> Debian packages, either because upstream doesn't support Python 3, or
> because nobody has done the work yet to make the Python 3 package.

... or because one of the (build-)dependencies of that package doesn't
support Python 3.

Yes, missed this reason.

In some cases this happens because the build-dependency is broken/obsolete and should not be used any more. This can affect the Python2 packages too, e.g. if there are RC bugs open on the dependency. Some of these dependencies are optional, and can just be removed. Others may require a rewrite of upstream code.

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Brian May <brian@microcomaustralia.com.au>